The country last shifted time zones in 1892 when an American trader convinced the island to align with California.

Instead weak European countries must shift their economies to higher quality products and services, though this is a long-term process and may not bring immediate relief.

From January 1, 1991, the countries shifted their dealings with one another to a hard currency market basis.

During the Ottoman invasion of the medieval Serbia in the 14th-15th century, the country shifted its center to north.

"The whole country is shifting like a big mountain with some sort of geologic activity pushing up from inside it," Delia explains.

The entire country had shifted to the west, and now resembled the territory of Medieval Poland.

The country shifted from a rice-based agricultural society to a rapidly industrializing one.

His announcement - and the relatively passive reaction to it - reflects how the country has shifted.

But both countries shifted course in an effort to win back good favor after their nuclear weapons tests this spring and the worldwide condemnation that followed.

We most certainly do not want one country to shift its responsibility to another.